The mismatched pair of earings consists of two coloured pear-shaped diamonds, called Apollo and Artemis, and are perfectly matched in size, cut and tonality
Graded Fancy Vivid Blue by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and weighing an impressive 14.54 carats, the &lsquoApollo Blue&rsquo was the largest Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Blue diamond ever to be offered at a Sotheby&rsquos auction. Sotheby&rsquos spring sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels took place last week at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva
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The &lsquoArtemis Pink&rsquo displays an elegant and delicate Fancy Intense Pink hue. Weighing 16 carats, the stone has been carefully cut into a captivating pear shape, matching the Apollo Blue, which perfectly showcases the stone&rsquos colour and clarity. The GIA has declared the &lsquoArtemis Pink&rsquo to be a &lsquoType IIa&rsquo diamond, describing this category as &lsquothe most c
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Apart from the two diamonds, there were some other masterpieces at Sotheby&rsquos spring sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels.For example, this intense purplish pink diamond.
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These spectacular diamond rings are by Harry Winston
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This Ruby and diamond brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels sold for 187,500 Swiss Francs
